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From IPMN to invasive pancreatic cancer: new spatial insights

Early detection and interception of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remain the only realistic strategies to reduce ...
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Kupffer cell autophagy emerges as a central regulator of immune dysregulation in primary biliary cholangitis

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a rare chronic autoimmune cholangiopathy that mainly affects middle-aged women, ...
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Post-infection disorders of gut-brain interaction: results of the Rome Foundation Global Epidemiology Study

Background Post-infection disorders of gut-brain interaction (PI-DGBI) are a subset of chronic gastrointestinal disorders triggered by acute infectious gastroenteritis. These conditions impose a ...
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Real-world evidence supports earlier treatment in HBeAg-positive but not HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B virus infection

In chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the central debate remains whom and when to treat. The 2025 European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs)1 ...
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Microbial determinants of effective donors in faecal microbiota transplantation for UC

Objective Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has variable efficacy in treating UC. Recently, oral lyophilised FMT was found to induce remission in patients with UC, with one donor having 100% ...
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Antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis delta: new insights from clinical trials and real-life studies

Chronic hepatitis D (CHD) is the most severe form of viral hepatitis, carrying a greater risk of developing cirrhosis and its complications. For decades, pegylated interferon alpha (PegIFN-α) has ...
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Resection of pancreatic cancer in Europe and USA: an international large-scale study highlighting large variations

Objective Resection can potentially cure resectable pancreatic cancer (PaC) and significantly prolong survival in some patients. This large-scale international study aimed to investigate variations in ...
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Cirrhosis as new indication for statins

In the recent years, there have been an increasing number of reports on favourable effects of statins in patients with advanced chronic liver disease. These include reduction in portal pressure, ...
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Farnesoid X receptor activation inhibits inflammation and preserves the intestinal barrier in inflammatory bowel disease

1 Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, UMC Utrecht, The Netherlands 2 Department of Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases, UMC Utrecht and Netherlands Metabolomics Centre, The Netherlands 3 ...
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Piecemeal cold snare polypectomy versus conventional endoscopic mucosal resection for large sessile serrated lesions: a retrospective comparison across two successive periods

Correspondence to Dr Michael J Bourke, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Westmead Hospital, WEstmead, NSW 2145, Australia; michael{at}citywestgastro.com.au Objective Large (≥20 mm) sessile serrated ...
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Underdevelopment of the gut microbiota and bacteria species as non-invasive markers of prediction in children with autism spectrum disorder

Correspondence to Professor Siew C Ng, Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; siewchienng{at}cuhk.edu.hk; Dr Ruth Chan, Applied Biology and Chemical ...
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Recent advances in clinical practice: epidemiology of autoimmune liver diseases

2 Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK 3 Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK Correspondence to Dr Palak J ...